Background
Collins, Eileen Marie was born on November 19, 1956 in Elmira, New York, United States. Daughter of James Edward and Rose Marie (O'Hara) Collins.
Collins, Eileen Marie was born on November 19, 1956 in Elmira, New York, United States. Daughter of James Edward and Rose Marie (O'Hara) Collins.
AS in Mathematics, Science, Corning Community College, 1976. Bachelor in Mathematics, Economics, Syracuse University, 1978. Graduate, United States Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1979.
Graduate, United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1990. Master of Science in Operations Research, Stanford University, 1986. Master of Arts in Space Systems Management, Webster University, 1989.
Student, Air Force Institute Techology, 1986. Graduate, Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1990.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1978, advanced through grades to colonel, 1993, T-38 instructor pilot 71st flight training wing Vance Air Force Base, 1979-1982, C-141 aircraft Commander and instructor pilot, 86th military airlift squadron Travis Air Force Base, California, 1983-1985, retired, 2005. Assistant professor mathematics, T-41 instructor pilot United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1986-1989. Astronaut Johnson Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1991—2006.
Served on astronaut support team responsible for Orbiter prelaunch check-out, final launch configuration, crew ingress/egress, landing/recovery. Spacecraft communicator, CAPCOM, also served as the astronaut office spacecraft systems branch chief, chief information officer, shuttle branch chief, astronaut safety branch chief. Pilot, space shuttle Discovery (STS-63), 1995 (first women pilot of space shuttle), space shuttle Atlantis (STS-84), 1997.
Commander space shuttle, Columbia (STS-93), 1999 (first women shuttle Commander). Crew Commander space shuttle, (STS-114) Discovery. During this Return To Flight mission, the crew tested and evaluated new procedures for flight safety, shuttle inspections and repair techniques, 2005.
Colonel United States Air Force.
Member of American Institute Aeronautics and Astronautics, United States Space Foundation, Order of Daedalians, Air Force Association, The Ninety-Nines, Women Military Avaitors.
Married James Patrick Youngs, August 1, 1987. 2 children.